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Grocery store chain H-E-B said it will not reduce employee hours to avoid providing health care insurance under Affordable Care Act rules. The company's wellness program is a key part of its benefit package, which includes preventive care covered at 100% and health insurance premium credits for employees who participate in wellness initiatives.

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San Antonio-based grocery chain H-E-B has chosen to pay $12 million to resolve allegations of inflating prescription drug prices for thousands of Medicaid reimbursement claims. H-E-B explained in a written statement that it has a pricing "arrangement" with Medicaid for some drugs and "systems changes and modification of the listed drugs" led to incorrectly entered prescription prices. H-E-B paid the settlement without admitting to any wrongdoing.

Employers are adding treadmill desks, bicycle desks, desk cycles and exercise balls to work areas to help sedentary employees get more exercise during the day. Brown & Brown senior vice president Andrew Lockerbie says he burns about 350 calories per day using a treadmill desk and Breakers resort HR director Denise Bober says walking on a treadmill desk leaves her energized.

H. E. Butt Grocery customers can save 11 cents per gallon on fuel through Oct. 31 when they buy gas at store pumps using an H-E-B gift card. The card has no activation fee and can be reloaded, and the deal applies to participating stores in San Antonio and central Texas as well as along the Gulf Coast and the U.S.-Mexican border.

Craig Boyan, president and chief operating officer of H-E-B, said the grocery chain, based in San Antonio, is defined by a "restless dissatisfaction" that fuels improvement. The company, with stores in Texas and Mexico, faces competition from Wal-Mart, but Boyan said it continues to expand because it tailors its product mix to specific neighborhoods.

The H-E-B near San Antonio has introduced a "Men's Zone" that features grooming products specifically for men, as well as touch screens with grooming tips and product information. A Procter & Gamble spokeswoman said the concept, which is being rolled out in other H-E-B stores, has boosted sales because "guys like a little bit of direction."